Best Friend’s Pizza Crust
Best Friend’s Pizza Crust! I am blessed to have a best friend whose friendship has spanned decades ((Laura)). She is a talented, self-taught baker (among many other talents). I am so impressed with her creations and have always been a little intimidated. She often says, as she chuckles “Oh, please! it’s so easy girl…you CAN do it, trust me!”
Well, today was the day for her to teach me some tricks. My first scratch-baking experience started with a wonderful, thin crust pizza dough recipe which she has tweaked and perfected over the years. It was a trick to try recording times and a few exact amounts on certain ingredients because she is so familiar with each step. What is known to her from experience, sight and feel is all foreign to me. But we did it!
I think the most enjoyable part of the process ((besides eating)) was letting Gracie create a recipe of “paste” while mixing water and flour!
When I read instructions that include words like “scant” , “knead” & “rise” I tend to freeze. For that reason, I have included pictures in chronological order of the entire process. But Laura assured me, by making this recipe once or twice it will become like second nature. ((I believe she’s right!)) I hope that takes the intimidation out of making homemade pizza crust!
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After all the work was done, the real fun part began – pizza making time! Us girls used every veggie in my fridge:
But the kiddos wanted a triangle-shaped cheese pizza:
They both said the crust was the best part!! ((really!))
Oh, and if you have any additional questions – feel free to leave them in the comments section of this post! Laura will answer them for both of us.